Meditations

"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."

"The universe is transformation; life is opinion."

"Confine yourself to the present."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."

"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

"Your limitations are your gifts. Work within them to develop your character."

"All people are neighbors and friends because we share in the same universal reason."

"Look for the light of reason in every person, and hold fast to it."

"The obstacle is the way. The path lies through what stands in your path."

"Refuse to be disheartened by what you cannot control."

"Life is short. That's all the more reason to treat people with kindness, respect, and truth."

"Never forget the feeling when someone helped you in a moment of desperate need."

"Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently think about."

"To understand the world, understand yourself first."

"You exist as a fraction of the whole. Know that you are but one person, part of an enormous network."

"Admit your faults and move on. Don't dwell on them."

"Life is neither good nor evil; it simply is, and our judgments about it shape our experience."

"How much of our suffering is created by our own thoughts about events, rather than the events themselves?"

"In your interactions with others, be kind, humble, and considerate."

"Everything is temporary, the past is gone, and only the present moment is real."

"You could have made a better choice, so make it now."

"Death smiles at us all; a man can do nothing but smile back."

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

"Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretense."

"It is impossible for a man to be truly free when he is a slave to his body."